Claudia Sheinbaum has the US guns pointed at her, but the real danger might be in her own backyard. Yesterday, Saturday, January 24, was the deadline for Ricardo Salinas Pliego to pay the 51 billion pesos. The result? HE DIDN’T PAY A SINGLE CENT. Instead of a check, the businessman launched a half bombshell designed to destabilize the regime from its grassroots level.
- THE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION: SALARIOREAL.COM Salinas knows he can’t win in the courts of the current administration, so he took the trial to the streets. Today I launched the Real Salary calculator. The objective is perverse and brilliant: For every Mexican to see exactly how much money the government “takes” (income tax, social security) to finance its programs.
He’s spreading pay stubs showing the State keeping 40% or 60% of the worker’s earnings. His narrative is simple and poisonous: “You’re a slave to the SAT (Mexican Tax Administration Service). They steal from you to give it away, and I’m the only one telling you the truth.” - THE PROVOCATION FROM THE YACHT (THE “MEASURE ME”): While SAT auditors prepare seizure orders for this Monday, Salinas posts photos from his yacht in the Caribbean. It’s psychological warfare. The visual message is: “I’m not afraid of them. The system is falling apart and I’m still here, enjoying myself.” He’s daring Sheinbaum to use force to seize his companies. If she sends the National Guard to take over TV Azteca or Elektra, he’ll shout “DICTATORSHIP!” and get the photo the world is waiting for.
- THE INTERNATIONAL SHIELD (THE IACHR): Pay attention to the legal maneuver that went unnoticed amidst the memes. Salinas has already filed his complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington.
The Argument: “Political Persecution by the Mexican State.”
The Consequence: Although this doesn’t stop the SAT (Mexican Tax Administration Service) today, it gives Ricardo Salinas the status of “Victim of an Authoritarian Regime” in the eyes of the United States. If Trump is looking for an excuse to sanction Mexican officials for “violating human rights and private property,” Salinas has just handed it to him on a silver platter.
BLACK MONDAY: Tomorrow the Forced Execution phase begins. The government is cornered:
If they forcibly seize assets, they create a martyr and validate the “Fiscal Terrorism” narrative.
If they do nothing, they demonstrate total weakness and that the law does not apply to the powerful.
SUMMARY OF THE CHAOS: Sheinbaum is fighting on two fronts: In the North, against Trump’s blockade. In the Center, against the tax rebellion of the oligarchy. “Uncle Rich” isn’t defending his money; he’s trying to take down the tax collector.
Source: josepuerta
